by ECC Editor | May 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
ELIZABETHTOWN — There is new life in Bladen County today.
And a member of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office provided a valuable assist.
Jasmine Collins, a telecommunicator, was on duty when a 911 call came from the Owen Hill area. A mother-to-be was not going to make it to Bladen County Hospital, or any other, in time to deliver her newborn.
Collins, a release from the Sheriff’s Office says, is trained in emergency medicine guidelines. She talked… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
Starting June 1, citizens in Blount County will be able to text 911 for emergencies instead of having to call.
Blount County E-911 Communications Center Public Information Officer Richee Kidd said that while the “Text-to-911” program will begin next month, dialing 911 for emergencies still will be preferred.
“If it’s a true emergency and they can speak,” Kidd said, “we want them to call 911… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 18, 2020 | Press Release
A fire communications center that serves more than a dozen California departments has unveiled a new state-of-the-art, computer-aided dispatch software system.
Verdugo Fire Communications center’s new system went live at 5 a.m. Tuesday, the Glendale Fire Department, which operates the center, stated in a press release. Thirteen fire departments—Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena and the Hollywood Burbank Airport—will benefit from the change… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
Penobscot County will ask voters on July 14 to approve a $6 million bond to upgrade equipment on towers that relay signals to emergency responders and in the Penobscot County Communications Center.
The current equipment on the towers is more than 20 years old and parts are no longer available when it breaks down, director Christopher Lavoie said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 15, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Hamilton County Health Department has ended its agreement with the 911 Communications Center to share COVID-19 patient data, a move that came as Gov. Bill Lee’s administration has drawn criticism for directing the state department of health to share similar information with some law enforcement agencies.
At the end of March, the Hamilton County Health Department began sharing “limited data” about patients who tested positive for the virus with 911 dispatchers, according to department administrator Becky Barnes… READ MORE
